Commander of Guantanamo Bay prison is fired

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Seattle P-I

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military officials say the commander of the task force that runs the prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired for a "loss of confidence in his ability to command."

A statement from U.S. Southern Command says Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of duty Saturday. The facility's deputy commander, Army Brig. Gen. John Hussey, has been designated the acting commander.

The commander of Southern Command, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, relieved Ring. The statement says the change in leadership "will not interrupt the safe, humane, legal care and custody provided to the detainee population at

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[belpejic]

1. Bad sign

Back in the day, I would have seen this as a sign that seriously shady things were happening at Guantanamo. These days, though, it could be that the commander refused to do the seriously shady things that Trump and Miller wanted. And now those shady things will happen.

[padah513]

2. My thoughts exactly

Sad to say but I suspect that the tortures will now begin

[lagomorph777]

9. Gotta send all those refugee babies somewhere!

[Lulu KC]

3. After reading this in the New Yorker, I bet this is a very bad sign

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/guantanamos-darkest-secret

(There's probably a fire wall. I think if you google it there might be a way past. One of those stories that makes it worth a subscription, though.)

[Drum]

8. Wow that's some story--a long read but a good one for many reasons.

Thank you for pointing us toward it!

[Blues Heron]

4. " safe, humane, legal "

no, no, and no.

[Xipe Totec]

12. You can't interrupt safe, humane, legal care and custody if it doesn't exist. nt

[2naSalit]

5. An out of sight camp for immigrants no doubt...nt

[The Blue Flower]

7. Bingo

nt

[2naSalit]

11. He had six-eight weeks

before he would have received his retirement, it's thing for these assholes. If you don't play by the -45 game rules, they screw you out of your retirement like McCabe.

[Opel_Justwax]

6. Guantanamo Prison. Wasting taxpayer money since 2003